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Never, ever put any sort of information like that on a CV or job application. In Canada, employers aren’t even allowed to HINT at asking you whether you have a disability, your marital status, your age, or any other very personal info that isn’t directly relevant to the job. Even after you’ve been hired, it’s up to you whether or not to divulge your condition. The best approach is on a need-to-know basis.
“But what if I have a medical emergency?”, you ask. “Shouldn’t my employer know what I have, so they can help me?”
It’s up to you to decide whether or not your employee file should contain anything more than the standard “Whom to call in an emergency” information. Most H.R. departments have a policy that whatever you put on your “Emergency Contacts” sheet will be kept strictly confidential and not disclosed to anyone outside the H.R. department, but clarify that before you divulge anything.
There is a way to make sure that you’ll get the proper treatment in an emergency wherever you are, and that is to register with Medic Alert, and wear a MedicAlert bracelet. That way, if you do have a medical emergency, the emergency responders (who are trained to recognize the MedicAlert symbol) can call the number on your bracelet to get all your relevant medical information—including your name & address, your doctors’ names & numbers, your medical conditions, your medicines, and any allergies you may have. You just need to make sure that you update your information with MedicAlert, every time that information changes.
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